Münir Levent Mercan (born 10 December 2000) is a German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

club Fenerbahçe.

Career

Early career

Before joining FC Schalke 04 Academy in 2016, Mercan played at youth level for various clubs in the

Ruhr region The Ruhr ( ; , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr Area, sometimes Ruhr District, Ruhr Region, or Ruhr Valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 1,160/km2 and a populatio ...

, such as PSV Recklinghausen (2005-2010), VfB Hüls (2010-2011),

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

(2011-2012) and Rot-Weiss Essen (2012-2016).

Schalke

Mercan made his professional debut for

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

in the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

on 10 August 2019. He came on as a substitute in the 61st minute and scored the fourth goal in the 73rd minute in a 5–0 away win against SV Drochtersen/Assel. On 22 August 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Schalke until June 2023.

Fatih Karagümrük

On 16 August 2021, he agreed to join

club Fatih Karagümrük on a season-long loan. On 5 July 2022, the move was made permanent. On 11 September 2021, he made his

debut against Adana Demirspor in a late substitute at 81st mins, they won 4-0. On 1 December 2021, he made his

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...

debut against

Sarıyer Sarıyer () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 177 km2 and its population is 350,454 (2022). It is on the northeastern part of Istanbul's European side. Sarıyer al ...

in fourth leg match which they won 2-0.

Fenerbahçe

On 21 June 2024, Mercan transferred to Fenerbahçe SK for an undisclosed fee on a 4-year deal. He made his first unoffical appearance in a friendly match against Romanian side,

FC Petrolul Ploiești Asociația Clubul Sportiv Petrolul 52, commonly referred to as FC Petrolul Ploiești (), Petrolul Ploiești or simply Petrolul, is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in Ploiești, Prahova Count ...

on 29 June 2024. He entered the game as a substitute, entering the game at the 46th minute replacing Luan Peres. On 25 August 2024, he made his debut in a

match against Rizespor in a 5-0 away win. On 5 January 2025, he made his first appearance as a starter on a home match against Hatayspor as a left centre-back.

International

Mercan began his youth international career with Germany, appeared for the under-19 and under-20 teams. On 16 APril 2019, he made his international debut with Germany U19 against Denmark U19 in a friendly match, Germany lose 5-0. On 13 October 2019, he played with Germany U20 against Switzerland U20 (away win 1-0) and on 18 November 2019, he played against Portugal U20 (away win 2-0) in UEFA U20 Elite League matches.

Style of play

Mercan is left-footed and continue his career as defender, usually as a left-sided full-back or wing-back but even he started his career as a number ten he is now deployed as a box-to-box center midfielder, or even on the left wing and at

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

Personal life

Born in Germany, Mercan is of Turkish descent.

Career statistics

References

External links

* * *
Levent Mercan (Münir Levent Mercan)
at

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mercan, Levent 2000 births Living people Footballers from Recklinghausen German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers German sportspeople of Turkish descent Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players Süper Lig players Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers 21st-century German sportsmen